To understand how to endure hardship, consider three pictures. God regards every Christian, especially every Christian minister, as a soldier, an athlete, and a farmer (2 Timothy 2:3–6). Each picture reveals a quality needed to …
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How to Find Lasting Peace in a Troubled World
Everyone longs for lasting peace in a troubled world—a sense of calm, security, and wholeness when life feels uncertain. We often seek it through comfortable surroundings, healthy relationships, financial stability, and carefully ordered plans. Yet …
The Curse Is Broken: Walk in Freedom Through Christ
Christ broke the curse when He went to the cross. He redeems everyone who accepts Him as Lord and Savior from the curse of sin and death. As the Book of Galatians explains, Christ brings …
The Year King Uzziah Died
In Isaiah 6, the prophet Isaiah sees a vision of God’s throne in heaven. The chapter opens with these words: “In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord.” That sentence does more …
Why Does God Seem Hidden?
When God Seems Hidden Amid Suffering When suffering and injustice fill the world, many hearts ask, “Why does God seem hidden?” If God is loving, powerful, and near, why does He sometimes seem silent in …
The Lord is Near: Finding Strength and Comfort
“For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?”— Deuteronomy 4:7 NKJV Our Identity as …